Kim Wan-sun | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kim I-sun [1] |
Born | May 16, 1969 |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop, Mandopop, synth-pop, funk |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 1986–present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김완선 |
Hanja | 金緩宣 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Wan-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Wansŏn |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김이선 |
Revised Romanization | Gim I-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Isŏn |
Kim Wan-sun ( Korean: 김완선; Hanja: 金緩宣; born May 16, 1969) [1] is a South Korean pop singer who was known in the mid-1980s and early 1990s as the "Korean Madonna" and "the dancing queen of Korean popular music's renaissance era" as well as a sex symbol for her "sexy" dancing and "charismatic" stage presence. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Kim debuted in 1986 with the album, Tonight. Her fifth album, 1990's Pierrot Smiles at Us, sold 1 million copies. [2] She is considered to be one of the first wave of Hallyu artists due to her success in Taiwan in the mid-1990s. [6]
Kim Wan-sun was born Kim I-sun on May 16, 1969, [7] the third of her parents' five daughters. [8] When she was in middle school, Kim began training to be a singer and dancer under the guidance of her aunt, Han Baek-hee, who managed successful musicians including the singer Insooni. [9] Han rigorously trained Kim for three years, during which time Kim dropped out of school and did not visit her parents. [10] She studied digital art at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
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KOR [11] | |||
Korean | |||
Tonight (오늘밤) [12] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
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— | |
Alone in Front of the Yard (나홀로 뜰앞에서) [13] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
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Too Lonely to Dance Alone (나홀로 춤을 추긴 너무 외로워) [14] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
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Feel Good Day (기분 좋은 날) [15] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
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Pierrot Smiles at Us (삐에로는 우릴 보고 웃지) [16] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
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Sadness (애수) [17] |
Track listing
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Innocence [18] |
Track listing
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S & Remake [19] |
Track listing Disc 1: S
Disc 2: Remake album
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35 |
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Return [21] |
Track listing
|
— | |
Taiwanese | |||
The First Touch (第一次接觸) |
Track listing
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— | |
Extremely Attractive (極度魅力) |
Track listing
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Mi Mi Hu Hu (迷迷糊糊) |
Track listing
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"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [22] | ||
The Original [23] |
Track listing Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3 |
— |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [22] | ||
Super Love [24] |
Track listing
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28 |
The Beer [25] |
Track listing
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39 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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KOR [26] | ||
"Super Love" | 2011 | 28 |
"Be Quiet" feat. Yong Jun-hyung |
6 | |
"Goodbye My Love" feat. Tiger JK & Bizzy |
2014 | 46 |
"Puppy" (강아지) | 2016 | — |
"Use Me" feat. Ravi of VIXX |
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"Set Me On Fire" | — | |
"Odisseya" | — | |
"Oz On The Moon" | 2017 | — |
"Jelly Christmas" | — | |
"Tonight" | 2018 | — |
"심장이 기억해" | — | |
"Feeling" | 2022 | — |
"Apple Blossom" | — | |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Seoul Searching | Kim Wan-sun wannabe | cameo |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2023 | Dancing Queens On The Road | Cast Member | [27] |
Kim Wan-sun | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Kim I-sun [1] |
Born | May 16, 1969 |
Origin | Seoul, South Korea |
Genres | K-pop, Mandopop, synth-pop, funk |
Occupation(s) |
|
Years active | 1986–present |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김완선 |
Hanja | 金緩宣 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Wan-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Wansŏn |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 김이선 |
Revised Romanization | Gim I-seon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Isŏn |
Kim Wan-sun ( Korean: 김완선; Hanja: 金緩宣; born May 16, 1969) [1] is a South Korean pop singer who was known in the mid-1980s and early 1990s as the "Korean Madonna" and "the dancing queen of Korean popular music's renaissance era" as well as a sex symbol for her "sexy" dancing and "charismatic" stage presence. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Kim debuted in 1986 with the album, Tonight. Her fifth album, 1990's Pierrot Smiles at Us, sold 1 million copies. [2] She is considered to be one of the first wave of Hallyu artists due to her success in Taiwan in the mid-1990s. [6]
Kim Wan-sun was born Kim I-sun on May 16, 1969, [7] the third of her parents' five daughters. [8] When she was in middle school, Kim began training to be a singer and dancer under the guidance of her aunt, Han Baek-hee, who managed successful musicians including the singer Insooni. [9] Han rigorously trained Kim for three years, during which time Kim dropped out of school and did not visit her parents. [10] She studied digital art at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
KOR [11] | |||
Korean | |||
Tonight (오늘밤) [12] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
|
— | |
Alone in Front of the Yard (나홀로 뜰앞에서) [13] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
|
||
Too Lonely to Dance Alone (나홀로 춤을 추긴 너무 외로워) [14] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
|
||
Feel Good Day (기분 좋은 날) [15] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
|
||
Pierrot Smiles at Us (삐에로는 우릴 보고 웃지) [16] |
Track listing Side A
Side B
|
| |
Sadness (애수) [17] |
Track listing
|
||
Innocence [18] |
Track listing
|
||
S & Remake [19] |
Track listing Disc 1: S
Disc 2: Remake album
|
35 |
|
Return [21] |
Track listing
|
— | |
Taiwanese | |||
The First Touch (第一次接觸) |
Track listing
|
— | |
Extremely Attractive (極度魅力) |
Track listing
|
||
Mi Mi Hu Hu (迷迷糊糊) |
Track listing
|
||
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
KOR [22] | ||
The Original [23] |
Track listing Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3 |
— |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
KOR [22] | ||
Super Love [24] |
Track listing
|
28 |
The Beer [25] |
Track listing
|
39 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
KOR [26] | ||
"Super Love" | 2011 | 28 |
"Be Quiet" feat. Yong Jun-hyung |
6 | |
"Goodbye My Love" feat. Tiger JK & Bizzy |
2014 | 46 |
"Puppy" (강아지) | 2016 | — |
"Use Me" feat. Ravi of VIXX |
— | |
"Set Me On Fire" | — | |
"Odisseya" | — | |
"Oz On The Moon" | 2017 | — |
"Jelly Christmas" | — | |
"Tonight" | 2018 | — |
"심장이 기억해" | — | |
"Feeling" | 2022 | — |
"Apple Blossom" | — | |
"—" denotes release did not chart. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2015 | Seoul Searching | Kim Wan-sun wannabe | cameo |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2023 | Dancing Queens On The Road | Cast Member | [27] |